"The Gambler and Other Stories" is Fyodor Dostoyevsky's collection of one novella and six short stories reflecting his own life - indeed, "The Gambler", a story of a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian General, was written under a strict deadline so he could pay off his roulette debts. This volume includes "Bobok", the tale of a frustrated writer visiting a cemetery and enjoying the gossip of the dead; "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man", the story of one man's plan to commit suicide and the troubling dream that follows, as well as "A Christmas Party and a Wedding", "A Nasty Story" and "The Meek One".
| ISBN | 0140455094 | | Pages | 432 | | ISBN13 | 9780140455090
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 321 | | Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Penguin Classics | | Previous ISBN | 9780140441796 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Publication date | 01 Jul 2010 | | Width (mm) | 129 | | Translator | Ronald Meyer | | Spine width (mm) | 24 | | DEWEY | 891.733 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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